IDI Composites International completes tank farm expansion

IDI Composites International North American Headquarters recently completed a major commitment to operational excellence by expanding the capacity of their resin materials tank farm to continue to meet industry demand for their composite materials.

The tank farm expansion and associated facility process improvements will enable IDI to continue to deliver the industry’s highest standards for quality control and quality assurance for manufacturing moulding compounds and composite materials.

Mark Stephenson, IDI's process engineering manager, explained: “This is an example of our long-term commitment to our customers, employees and the composites industry. The tank farm expansion was essential to support our market development into our new advanced product platforms like Flamevex, Alluralite, Fortium and Ultrium.”

Flamevex, Alluralite, Fortium and Ultrium are distinct composite materials with custom performance characteristics designed to serve specific industry needs such as high flame retardancy for battery covers in electric vehicles (EV) and new energy vehicles (NEV) markets, external automotive appearance grades, high strength and impact resistance and carbon fibre composites.

Stephenson adds: "We cannot underestimate the effect that these investments have on the overall morale of our employees, and the composites industry. All employees want to see progress in their workplace. Projects like these reinforce the commitment of ownership and management not only to our customers and markets served, but also to our employees who come to work every day, especially in these difficult times."